Courses, Workshops, Seminars
Spring 2008
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Digital Photography - Basic ("the course for beginners")
7 weeks
7 Tuesday nights, starting early September, 2008
Canandaigua Campus
and again for 7
weeks starting January, 2009
Canandaigua Campus
Call 585-394-3500 ext 7660 for
tuition information and to register.
Tentative outline - subject to
changes
It is required
that students bring a digital camera to class
Current PC and Windows skills are required and will be needed
in order to complete the course
Access to the internet for additional materials and assignments
required (also available at the college)
Tentative outline:
Week 1 - Getting started. Learning
resources. Homework you can do on your own (optional). Comparison
of
digital to traditional
film-based imaging. Understanding digital cameras
part 1. The digital process from shooting to
downloading, to editing, to printing and how that process is affected
by basic camera set-up and control of camera options.
Week 2 - Understanding digital
cameras part 2,
jargon clarified, auto and program modes vs. scene modes, digital vs.
optical zooming, file formats, handling memory cards, how to examine
images on playback mode,
how to delete images, re-formatting memory cards.
Week 3
- Understanding digital
cameras part 3, megapixels
vs. megabytes, resolution, white
balance, ISO, summary of optimum
camera settings.
Week 4 - Accessories, tripods; image stabilization, white balance controls; outdoor shooting session if the weather allows.
Weeks 5 - Focus control options (spot vs. average), metering
for
exposure vs. focus, understanding and dealing with natural and
artificial light.
Flash techniques. RAW file format basics.
Week 6 - Exposure control continued, histograms, controlling depth of field, using shutter speed controls to improve sharpness. Downloading basics.
Week 7 - Aperture vs. shutter priority shooting
modes, picture styles, creative camera
features, shooting for black and white, shooting for creative
editing.
Quick review of editing and management software: Photoshop,
Photoshop Elements, ACDSee,
Sendpix, MS PhotoStory 3, etc.
In this course we won't spend much
time
on:
7 weeks
starting November, 2008
Canandaigua Campus
and again for
7
weeks starting March, 2009
Canandaigua Campus
Call 585-394-3500 ext 7660 for tuition information and to register.
Tentative outline - subject to
changes
Current PC and Windows skills are required and will be needed
in order to complete the course
Access to the internet for additional materials and assignments
required (also available at the college)
Basic knowledge of a digital camera or scanner required.
Tentative outline subject to change:
Prerequisite: Thorough Windows
operating system skills are
required.
Access
to the internet for additional materials and assignments
required.
Students should already understand basic- and mid-level digital camera operations (resolution, ISO, exposure control, white balance, focus controls, and histograms) before taking this course.
Tentative outline:
Week 1 - Editing basics, setting up
Photoshop and Elements preferences. Introduction to toolbox
tools, palettes, review of Quick-Fix editing tools.
Week 2 - Adjusting tonal values,
cropping.
Week 3 -
Dodging,
burning, sponges, understanding brushes
Week 4 -
Resizing, color correction, blurring and
sharpening. RAW file processing (special topic before or after
this class session).
Week 5 - Selections, layers, adjustment layers.
Week 6 - Blend modes, cloning, basic
portrait retouching, creative effects, adding text, black and
white, filters, layer blending
modes (screen, multiply, soft light, overlay),
layer styles (shadows, bevels, glow).
Week 7 - Composites and collages,
comparison
of Photoshop Elements 6 to Photoshop CS3 software, basic plug-in
information. Basic
printer settings.
In
this course we won't spend much time
on:
Digital Photography - The Art of Creative Techniques
Next section scheduled for 4
half days June 2009
Call 585-394-3500 ext 7660 for
tuition information and to register, after March 1, 2009.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of a digital camera or scanner required
Completed assignments will be required
and will be displayed
during class
It is required that students complete
the Basic and Editing courses first, or
obtain permission of the instructor.
It is required that students bring a digital camera to class
Current PC and Windows skills are required and will be needed
in order to complete the course
Access to the internet for additional materials and assignments
required (also available at the college)
Tentative outline subject to change:
Note: The emphasis in this course is learning how to apply creative techniques along with our basic camera knowledge in all phases of photography. We will learn more about pre-visualizing images, making creative photo journals, discovering the creative editing features included in Adobe Photoshop/Elements software, creative software plug-ins and artistic printing techniques.
Topics:
This course is designed for dSLR and point and shoot camera owners who
have completed a basic course in camera operations and basic editing
and are ready to build on those skills. Participants should be
familiar with program, aperture, and shutter priority camera modes,
histograms, level adjustments, and have set up their cameras for
optimum exposure quality.
This is a creative techniques course for advanced amateurs and
professionals. Participants will develop additional skills in
camera exposure techniques, creative lighting using off-camera flash,
creative filters, improving color workflow techniques, location
shooting techniques, and how to evaluate images for
tonal/color/sharpness values. Students will learn about new
software plug-ins that provide greater creative techniques. Preparing
an image for printing will be covered. High quality printing
techniques will be demonstrated. (This is not a hands-on
lab-based editing course, but opportunities will be provided for
students to work on their own after days 2, 3 and 4 in FLCC's editing
labs using Adobe Photoshop Elements software and an Epson 4800
17x22" printer.)
Preliminary topics by day:
Day 1 - orientation, advanced camera skills, advanced camera set-up,
comparison of RAW vs. JPG file formats.
Day 2, nature shoot on location (Sonnenberg Gardens in Canandaigua as
of 4-6-2006) using various lighting, filter, and creative techniques.
Day 3, review of images; critical review of focus, exposure, sharpness,
noise, highlight and shadow detail, color; composition issues; setting
up a color managed workflow using Photoshop Elements and
Photoshop
CS3, printing
high
quality images using the Epson 4800 printer and ICC profiles.
Day 4 - using adjustment layers and soft proofing to accurately predict
print quality, creating digital test strips for print tests, review
advantages and disadvantages of various paper surfaces, creative plug-ins.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Prior to the first day of class: Students
will be required to complete
web-based orientation and assignments prior to the first day of class
via e-mail and the internet.
Registration is limited to 12 students. Students must bring a
camera, batteries, and memory cards. Snacks and break beverages
will be provided by the college each morning.
Register: 585-394-3500 ext 7660
Course No.: to be announced
Instructor: Jeff Adams
Location: FLCC Main Campus, Room B386
4355 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua
Wednesday nights 6:30-9 pm 6 weeks
Tentative
Spring 2009
Basic knowledge of a digital camera or scanner required
Completed weekly assignments will be required.
It is highly
recommended that students bring a digital camera to class
Current PC and Windows skills are required and will be needed
in order to complete the course
Access to the internet for additional materials and assignments
required (also available at the college)
Tentative outline subject to change:
Note: Thorough Windows operating system skills are required.
Prerequisite: This course requires that students already have an understanding of either the basic digital photography course, or the editing course.
Week 1 - Digital cameras at all levels including high end SLR’s, composition part 1.
Week 2 - Composition part 2, depth of field, hyperfocal distance, advanced exposure control, camera histograms, conducting fade tests.
Week 3 - Understanding color, gray scale, resolution, and conducting exposure/contrast/sharpness tests.
Week 4 - Lighting for indoor photography and still life subjects Also: advanced color management concepts, colorimeters (we'll demo the Colorvision Spyder system), shooting in RAW mode.
Week 5 - Shooting still life subjects and camera tests (color, resolution, test charts) in our studio.
Weeks 5-7 Required viewing outside of class of 2 videos of student's choice at FLCC campus.
Week 6 - Review of week 5 images, advanced Photoshop Elements and intro to CS3 editing.
Week 7 - Advanced Elements editing
continued, introduction to
Photoshop
CS3, using actions in Photoshop, installing plug-ins, and
Advanced
Photoshop editing tips and tricks video, advanced project development
(creating
web pages using photos, pdf’s;
automated slide shows).
